Letters From Sevda: November

Letters from Sevda is a feature in which I write down my current thoughts and reach out to you in a more personal way. I want to take you along with me on this journey I am on.

I feel like I am at a point where my life is just stagnating right now. I want to move forward but am not sure of how to do so. I struggle to try the next step because I am afraid of falling. This November I want to change that. I will start applying to my top choice of colleges and take charge of my life.

Because of all these thoughts that have been bottling up inside of me I decided to give the Day Zero Project, a challenge to try to achieve 101 goals in 1001 days, a try.

Inspired by this project I want to try my own personalized version called 30 in 365 in which I will tackle my 30 goals and try to live life to the fullest. I will update this list each month adding pictures for each achieved goal.

My challenge starts NOW and I want to finish this list before I start my studies next fall. Here are my 30 in 365:

Do Volunteer Work

Get Accepted To The University Of My Choice

Get A Polaroid Camera

Spend Hours In An Old Book Shop Exploring

Attend An Open Air Movie Screening Of A Classic Movie

Achieve My Fitness and Health Goals

Watch A Musical/Ballet

Celebrate My 20th Birthday

Write A Letter To Myself To Open In 365 Days

Visit Paris Again (Maybe Disneyland?)

Learn To Make Proper Crepes

Watch The Sunrise And Set In The Same Day

Admit That I Was Wrong About Something

Get A Meaningful Tattoo

Adopt A Dog

Pay Off All My Debts

Design Clothes For Myself

Swim with Dolphins

Read A Book In Spanish/ French

Go To An Outdoor Concert

Take A Class (Language, Art)

Go On A Roadtrip

Try A New Recipe Each Month

Visit Another Continent

Kiss In The Rain

Watch A Meteor Shower

Leave An Inspirational Note Inside A Book For Someone To Find

Learn How To Skip A Stone Across A Lake

Make A Wish When Seeing A Shooting Star

Make Money By Doing Something I Truly Love

I am really excited since I feel like this will help me move forward and make me happier after all. Did you ever try anything similar? How did it go?

1 Comment

That’s a great list :) And I think you know the “secret”: once you write such list down, some of the things can happen even without you consciously making them happen. I wrote a month ago a list of the things that I would do if I had only one year left to live. A week later, I booked myself a trip to München. And then, when I showed the list to my friend over a tee, she said “well, you can already cross this off”. What? I have forgotten that it actually was on the list!

I wish you to successfully complete your challenge. Keep me in mind in case you need anything, I’ll be happy to help.